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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. .&# More Work Upfront, Less Ongoing What I love about this program (in addition to the eye-popping results): It’s rooted in helpfulness, not marketing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. They are strategic guides that hopefully will enhance your internet marketing experiences in the future. Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009. Here’s my list for 2008.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. link] [link] WebPro360 And, it's not just about businesses 'tooting' their own horn. Great thoughts, Laura!

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MAY 11, 2010

For B2B companies, I suggest adding a short slide presentation that answers each question, and possibly a podcast that answers all six in aggregate. And if possible, I’d recommend having employees closest to the product (designers, engineers, product marketing, customer service) be the stars of the show, not executives or marketers.

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APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo. The ad asks us to visit timberwolves.com/manifesto. But then it gets even worse.

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MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Learn the Science of Social Like any other online marketing program, social media is widely measurable – and testable.

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JULY 14, 2010

With the low/no cost of entry, it does cost time – your time. As a leader, I prefer to have as many listening posts as possible in regard to my organization and those I serve and hope to serve. We Are Not Alone Serving as the organization’s advocate for adopting social media can be a test of passion and commitment.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

We looked at criteria like size (under 100,000 people), college town, good schools, access to health care, cost of living, etc. I know us Hoosiers in the social media/marketing world are excited to have you in Indiana! Another great marketing talent arrives. and the site produced a list of candidate cities for our consideration.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing by Tamar Weinberg on April 8, 2010 Share Even though social media isn’t new to many of us, the world is waking up to this new shiny toy.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Social Media Monitoring Tools – How to Pick The Right One (..)

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? In my local area, most PR firms are still firmly entrenched in the old paradigm of marketing. How can we find the most influential bloggers and get them to write about our client?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. And I still feel that way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. I can tell you that finding these articles isn’t easy!

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JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. A driving force behind the company’s SUBSCRIBERS RULE!

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! And they never really pushed into the huge Asian market either. To your point there’s pressure to recoup the investment cost and prove to the Street that the geniuses who did this deal were exactly that, geniuses. Coincidental timing too, as Yahoo !

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MARCH 22, 2010

link] [link] Jen Grant You're Invited to the Socialpalooza [link] by @jaybaer (who in my opinion is worth 10x more than the cost here #justsayin) [link] Skip Bensley RT @jaybaer: Wow. Thanks as always. Let me know what you think of the curriculum. Tickets are going fast , Social Media Success Summit.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

One keyword and up to 500 posts (Twitter or Facebook mentions) per month is free, making it a potential zero cost solution for very small businesses. Pricing is quite reasonable for RowFeeder. Beyond that, pricing increases based on number of keywords and posts in $5 increments.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Sure, social media differs from the marketing we’re used to in that it puts the company and our customers on the same – rather than opposing – teams. Our strategies and expectations for social media are in reality a complement to what we’re doing in email and lifecycle marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. This has happened before online. Proposals are written. Resources deployed. Stuff gets built.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Total cost? I uploaded a list of approximately 2,000 subscribers to my email newsletter (you’re a subscriber, right?) and was able to track down more than 1,000 on Twitter, and 500 on Facebook. Zero dollars, and about 30 minutes.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Would it work as a marketing and/or presentation device? link] Wissensauslese RT @jaybaer: The Truth About the iPad: Are you old enough to remember when the TV remote control was inv… [link] #marketing [link] Innovate AZ The Truth About the iPad: Are you old enough to remember when the TV remote control was invented?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

B2B correspondence should be polite and respectful foremost. While I will make *rare* exceptions for people who are truly producing something relevant, innovative and about which they are passionate, I will never respond positively to a third-person marketer contacting me. Reply Tamar Weinberg February 11, 2010 at 10:46 am I know!

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MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Now, authenticity and acknowledgement of shortcomings is an incredibly effective marketing and communications approach ( see Dominos, as I wrote about here ). It's that sometime during the last few years, we've started to consider lying acceptable and that's been done at the cost of decreased trust.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. And I still feel that way.

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MARCH 2, 2010

At Genius.com, we understood relatively early (we announced our gURLs to track traditional and Social Media in July 2009) that while most B2B marketers are engaging in Social Media, very few are actually measuring it. The area of “metrics integration&# is especially interesting.

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. But, if you are a business with a physical location (or you have clients that fit that bill) you need to pay attention to how Foursquare and geo-location can help you – and it can.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Yet… (Danny Brown) Tagged as: critical thinking , Guest Posts , judgment , noemi pollack , PR , public relations , rfps Did you enjoy this blog post? Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

A really nice layout doesn’t have to cost a lot, but shows you’re more than a social media dabbler. Chris, I found the first section immediately valuable, especially the links to Yahoo Site Explorer, CrazyEgg, and Summize - not only for personal branding but for web marketing in general. I head up marketing there.).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > How to Get an Influencer’s Attention How to Get an Influencer’s Attention by Tamar Weinberg on March 24, 2010 Share Influence is everywhere, but it’s up to you to spot it.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

That’s what attracted me to online marketing initially, and why I made the jump to that career in the mid-90s. The tracking online (including social media) far outpaces what I had at my disposal when I was doing traditional marketing. The promise was that digital marketing would democratize, but ultimately it didn’t.

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